Wee Museum of Memory
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Edinburgh
What it’s like
A free hands-on museum of everyday objects from the past, with weekly craft and reminiscence sessions.
This one's built around ordinary things: old household objects, everyday bits and pieces you'd have found in a house decades back, and kids get to actually handle them rather than peer through glass. There's a weekly reminiscence session too, with crafts and creative activities tied in, which is a nice way to get a chat going about how things used to be done.
It's free to get in, which makes it an easy one to slot into a day out without watching the clock or the spend. Hours are shorter than you might expect though, 10.30 to 4 on weekdays and 11 to 4 at weekends, so this isn't a long lazy afternoon visit, more a focused hour or so before you head off to do something else.
It's based at Ocean Terminal, so parking is free and sorted for you, and if you're coming by tram or bus there are several routes that stop right at Ocean Terminal. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available free from reception there too, which is a handy detail if you've got a relative who struggles with distances, on top of the museum itself being wheelchair accessible.
There's no booking system mentioned, so you can just turn up within opening hours. Toilets are on site, which always matters more than people admit when you've got small kids in tow.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Free parking at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre
- Wheelchairs
- And mobility scooters available free from Ocean Terminal reception
- Getting there by bus or train
- Edinburgh Trams or buses 10, 34, 35, 36, 200 to Ocean Terminal stop
- Free entry, no booking needed, just turn up
- Closes at 4pm every day, so it suits a morning or early afternoon visit rather than a late one
- Free wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available from Ocean Terminal reception
- Reachable by tram or several bus routes straight to Ocean Terminal
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free to get in.
Do we need to book ahead?
No booking link is given, so you should be able to just turn up during opening hours.
What are the opening hours?
10.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and 11am to 4pm on weekends. It closes earlier than a lot of museums, so plan your visit for late morning or early afternoon.
Is there parking?
Free parking at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre where the museum is based.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Yes, and Ocean Terminal reception has free wheelchairs and mobility scooters if you need one on the day.
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